The Arakan National Party (Burmese: ရခိုင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ; abbreviated ANP), is a political party in Myanmar (Burma), representing the interests of the Rakhine people in Rakhine State and Yangon Region.
The party was founded on 13 January 2014 and registered with the Union Election Commission on 6 March 2014.
[11] The party is known for its hardline ethnic nationalist stance, as well as its Islamophobic and anti-Rohingya positions.
[3][12] Some members of the party were involved in instigating violence against Rohingya people during the communal riots in 2012, which left dozens dead and thousands homeless.
[10][14][15][16][17] Former leaders of the ALD announced on 8 January 2017 that they were splitting from the ANP and were re-registering with the Union Election Commission for the 2020 elections, citing internal issues and RNDP dominance in the ANP as the reasons for the split.